Advertising device.



C. H. CHAMBERLMN 6L CQE. BEST.

ADVERUSING DEVICE.

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ADVERUSING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED Aue.14.1915.

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ADVERTISING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED Aua.14.1916,

I Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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@Holme/14o UNITED sTATRs PATE-NT oFRIoE.

cHARLRsfI'I'.- CHMB'E'RLAI'N A'Nn CARL E. BnsT, or KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

ADVERTISING D'vIcE.

sp'ci'catiofof Letters Patent; Patented Aug".r i4, 1917.'

Application-med lu'gustll, 1916. Serial No: 114,896.

souri, have invented certainl new and u se' ful Improvements in Advertising-Devices; and we do declare the'following to be a full,

clear, andl exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled-in the art to which it appertainsto make and use. the

same.

This invention relates to useful improvements in advertising devices, and theJ principal object of the invention' isto provide an advertising device in which the advertiser may display the desired information in a card holder, which is opened for the inser-` tion ofthe card upon depositing a coin in the device.

Another object of this invention is to provide an'advertising device of this character, which is adapted after the device has been opened, the card placed within, and the' same again securely locked, to eject the card from the holder,` without it being necessary to reopen the same.

Another object of this inventionis to provide 'a device of' this character, `which iseasily and simply. constructed, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which Will be very efficient in operation.

With these and numerous other objects in view, our invention consists of the cer tain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, which will be herein referred to and more particularly pointed out in the speciiication `and claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a front elevation of a device constructed in accordance with this invention;

F i0'. 2 is a rear elevation ofthe same in f an inverted position and showing the parts in their locked positions;

Fig. 3 is a top'plan view of the device,I the card holding device being in its closedv posi# tion- Fig. 4 is a rear elevation ofthe device, in verted and showing the movable parts of the same in their unlocked or released'posi tions;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the device, showing the card holderin its opened position;

Fig. 6 isa transverse'sectional view taken onthe line 6-6 of Fig. 2; Y.

Fig, 7 isa similar view taken on the line 7 -7 of Fig. 5;

Figs, 8f and 9' are transverse sectional views taken on the lines 8 8 and 99 of Fig. 25

Fig, l0 is a perspective view ofthe card holder detached v:from the remaining parts of the device; and

Fig. 1l is a similarV view of the lock applied detached from the other parts of the device.l v

In describing` our invention, we shall refer to the drawings, in whichlsimilar reference characters designate Corresponding, parts throughout theseveral views, andV in which we have illustrated one of the devices, al-v though whenl desired, a pluralityl of them m ay b'e`used, lthe same being `positioned within a frame, in a wall or any other Convenient place.; This advertising dev-ice isy designedA to cover the vwants of 'commercial` men an'd others that desire to] be placed in touch with prospective buyers, whereipersonal solicitati'on'cannot be had. The device is designed Eprimarily for use'i'n hotels and other public places, where the 'use kof Fa* personalA card carrying'the room number, or other information, andyline of merchandise can be displayed' publicly for commercial purposes.; I

The numeral lY designates a support, which may be formed of any desired material, and which has hinged'v to thetfront ofthe same a card holding'l device 2; This card holding deviceconsists ofa substan tia-lly rectangular frame 53 with vlaterally extendingfiianges 4, the side edges ofwhich upper edges with upwardly extending" stops 7 which limit the forward movement of thel holder. These sides 5 have also apertures '95 are provided with rearward extensions" 5,

8 extending therethrough adjacenty the up:-VV

per edges, and the front portion ofthe holder which is disposed at the other side of the support is positioned against the same, the coil springs l0 will be placed under tension and hence they will exert a constant outward pull on the holder, so that upon releasing the same, it will be inimediately thrown forward. The forward movement of the card holder is limited the stops 7 on the upper edges of the saine. These springs will always tend to move the card holder forward as soon as the same is released, so that when this takes place, the same will be opened, and a card may be readily inserted therein.

We have provided means for locking the card holder in position against the outer face of the support, which comprises a. lock plate 11, which is slidably mounted against the inner surface of the support. This lock plate is provided at its lower edge with a pair of notches 12, which have projecting from one side of the same and extending in the same direction, lugs 13. Positioned within the notches 12 are substantially T- shaped guides 14, which slidably support the locking plate in position, and said plate is additionally secured in position byl a bracket 15 secured adjacent one end as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. This lock plate is provided adjacent the bracket 15 with an outwardly stamped portion 16 with spaced sides to form a coinv chute for a purpose to be hereinafter more fully described. The lower end of the coin chute 16 is notched as shown at 17, and in position directly beneath the same is a projecting stop 18 which is adapted to hold the coin in the lower portion of the chute until the device is operated.

A coil spring 19 has one of its ends secured to one of the T-shaped guide studs 14, while its opposite end is secured to the plate as shown at 20. This coil spring 19 will exert a constant pull on the plate, and will tend to move the same in the direction of the lugs 13. l/Vhen the card holder 2 is moved up against the outer face of the support 1, the alining apertures 8 therein will be positioned directly behind the support, and they will come into alinement with the lugs 13 of the locking plate 11. Owing to the fact that the locking plate is under the .constant action of spring tension, the lugs will be projected through the openings, and

consequently the card holder will be locked in position. The upper edges of the side extensions 5 of the card holder will swing through the notches 12 in the lower edge of the locking plate.

`When in the above described position, the card holder will be securely locked against the outer face of the support, and we have provided means for releasing the card holder, so that the same will be swung to open position for the insertion of a card therein. This means consists in a coin controlled apparatus which comprises an operating lever 21 disposed on the other face of the support, adjacent one side of the card holder, and which has its upper end mounted on a shaft 22 that extends through the support, and has on its outer end a lever 23. This lever 23 extends upwardly and is normally positioned adjacent one side of the coin chute 16. The lever 23 is held in inoperative position by means of a coil spring 24, which surrounds the shaft 22.

A coin slot 25 is formed through the support 1, and is disposed in alinement with the upper edge of the coin chute 16, when the. locking plate 11 is 'in operative position. When it is desired to release the card holder, a coin of correct value is placed within the chute through the coin slot 25, and the same will drop down the chute until it is stopped at the lower end of the same by the coin stop 1S. In this position the coin will be disposed within the notch 17 in the lower edge of the coin chute, and upon rocking the operating lever 21 against the tension of the spring 24, the lever 23 will be moved over and through the notch 17 in the lower edge of the coin chute. The coin will form a connection between the locking plate 11, and the operating mechanism, and consequently the locking plate will be moved against the tension of the coil spring 19. This plate will move a sufficient distance to release or withdraw the lugs 13 from the openings 8 in the extensions 5 of the card holder, and consequently the card holder will swing outwardly when so released under the tension of the coil springs 10. As soon as the coin within the coin chute is carried past the stop 18, the same will drop, and will be caught in a suitable discharge chute and carried to a receptacle. It will be observed that owing to the tension caused by the coil spring 19 as soon as the card holder is positioned back against the outer surface of the support, the locking lugs 13 will pass throughthe openings 8 in the sides of the holder, and the card will be securely held in locked position. This movement of the locking plate 11 will again aline the coin chute 16 and the slot 25, so that the device will be once more in operative position.

live have provided means for securelv hol ding 'a card or other advertising matter Lesage?? within the holder, which comprisesra friction roller 26 4which is. journaled in bearings 27 between the sides 5 of the holder, and the inner surface of the support.l The support l is provided with slotr2S-, throughV whichv a portion ofthe friction roller willi project out into the space between the support and the card holder. By this means when the card is inserted in the holder and-"the same is positioned againstthe outer surface of the support, the card will be securely held therein and will` be prevented from drop ping from the saine. The lower edge of the card holder isE provided with a slot 29, through which the card is adapted to be ejected but the friction roller will securely hold the card in theholder, and willprevent the saine from dropping*therefrom.

Oneend ofthe roller 26 has a short shaft projecting.therefrom assliown-at 30, and the same extends through a slot Sl-iii the adjacent extensionA or wing of the card holder. This slot 3l enables the card holder to swing freely backward and forward, toward and from the support without interfering or binding on the projecting portion of the roller. On the outer end of the extension 30 is mounted a small gearll whichis provided with a spring pressed pawl 33 which prevents movement of the roller only in one direction. The outer face of the small gear has teeth 34 thereon, which are adapted to mesh with a beveled gear 35 on a short shaft 36 projecting at right angles to the gear and rotatably mounted in a frame 37 secured to the inner face of the support. The inner end of the short shaft 36 terminates a short distance from the support l, and an opening 3S is formed through the support in alineinent with the end of the shaft.

The above described means form an operating mechanism for rotation of the frictional roller Q6, so that the same may eject-a card from the holder through slot 29 in the lower edge of the same. This mechanism is operated by a key being inserted through the opening 38 in the support, and engaging the short shaft 36. Upon rotation of this shaft by means of the key, the movement will be transmitted to the small gear 32, and hence to the friction roller. The spring pressed pawl will prevent this gear from rotating in one direction, and hence it will be impossible to rotate the roller other than in the proper direction. The direction of movement of the roller will eject the card from the holder. This mechanism operated by a key is to prevent the card from being dis- 'L charged by unauthorized persons.

This advertising device is designed for use primarily in hotels and other public places, where it is desired to display the personal card of a guest, etc., or for commercial or other purposes. When the card holder is vacant, lthe same will' be securely locked against the kouter face ofthe support, and it will be impossible to swing it forward to insert a card'therein until a coin has been inserted through the coin slot 25. Upon the insertion' of a proper coin through this slot, the same will drop down Athrough the chute 16 and' upon movement of the lever 2l, the coinwill form ai'connection between theoperating lever and the lockingplate ll in a manner hereinbefore described, and the card holder willbe releasedv1 so that it willv automatically swing forward. 'Y A: card is then inserted within the card holder, and the same is swung back to locked position', and will be automatically locked by the plate l1. After a certain length of time', when itis dei sired to removeftlie card from the holder,` any authorized person, upon inserting a keyy holder, as the'roller would be stationary, and

it will'be practically impossible to pass the card between the roller and the outer face of the holder. This will form a lock and will prevent unauthorized use of the advertising device. These advertising devices may be formed in any desired manner, and may be placed in a frame surrounded by advertising matter, or they may be disposed within a wall. Any desired type of coin discharge chute is used to carry the coins When they are dropped from the chute 16 to a receptacle, which will hold them until removal. The friction roller 26 is preferably covered with rubber, although any type of roller may be used. This roller is provided with short stub shafts at either end that are journaled in the bearings 27. These-bearings are secured to the inner surface of the support by screws or in any other desired manner.

From the foregoing description, the construction of our improved device will be readily understood, and it will be seen that we have provided a simple and efficient means for carrying out the objects of this invention.

We claim l. A device of the class described comprising a support, a card holder movable toward and from said support having wings at its sides projecting through slots in the same, a locking plate slidably mounted on said support having notches in one edge through which the edges of said Wings are adapted to move, lugs projecting into said notches and adapted to pass through openings in said wings to loclr the card holder against the support, spring means for normally holding the plate so as to retain the lugs in locked position, and means Jfor moving said plate against the tension of the spring means to release the wings.

2. A device of the class described comprising a support, a card holder movable t0- ward and from said support and having its sides projectingthrough slots in the same, a locking plate slidably mounted on said support and having notches in its lower edge, guide studs on the support extending through said notches, a bracket adjacent one end of the plate, locking lugs and extending into the notches and adapted to pass through openings in said sides, a spring for normally holding the plate so as to retain thev lugs in locked position, and means for moving said plate against the tension of the spring to release the lugs and allow the holder to move outwardly.

3. A device of the class described comprising a support, a card holder hinged to the same, said wings on said holder positioned through slots in the support and provided with stops to limit the outward movement of the same, spring means to exert a constant outward tension on said holder, and means to detachably lock the holder against the support.

4. A device of the class described comprising a support in the form of a plate having a pair of parallel slots formed therethrough, a card holding Jframe having a transparent front, said frame being pivoted to the front side of said support on a line extending between the slots thereof, a pair of wings projecting rearwardly from the sides of the frame through said slots, said wings 'having stops to limit the forward movement of the frame and having 0penings, a locking plate slidably mounted on the rear face of the support and having f locking lugs to project through said openings, and means for shifting said plate to remove said lugs from said openings to permit forward movement of the wings.

ln testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES H. CHAMBERLAIN. CARL E. BEST.

Vitnesses:

LLOYD E. BEST, B.- F. REYNOLDS.

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